by David Becker | Investing 101, Risk Management
Generally, when investors consider risk they focus on market risk and how an adverse movement in a stock or the broader markets will affect their portfolios. Market risk can be defined as the chance that an investment’s actual return differs from its expected...
by David Becker | Investing 101, Risk Management
Risk adjusted returns are the backbone of many successful investment strategies. In addition to strong portfolio management techniques, which include determining the loss and profit levels prior to entering a trade and investor should understand the returns they will...
by Michael Barton | Investing Strategy, Portfolio Strategy, Risk Management, Stock Investing
Whatever business an entrepreneur becomes involved in, whether it’s research, or sales, or manufacturing, he will have risk. So do stock traders and investors. Think about a shop keeper. He has the potential to have unsold produce left on his shelves. Perhaps...
by Dave Scott | Investing 101, Portfolio Strategy, Risk Management
In a rising market, every portfolio appears solidly built. You only find out if you’re swimming naked when the tide goes out, as Warren Buffett famously said. From March 2009 to August 2012, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has almost doubled from roughly 6,500 to...
by David Becker | Investing 101, Portfolio Strategy, Risk Management
The interest rate market is both a global and local market which affects both borrowers and lenders worldwide. Interest rates are the backbone to the housing markets and are the driving force behind consumer sentiment on a retail level as they influence credit card...
by Darnell Brown | Risk Management
The goal of every investor is to increase their investments through capital appreciation, or through compounded interest or dividend income. While there are many ways to invest, (Real Estate, Annuities, Money Markets etc.) this article will focus on investments in...